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Celebrating African-American Artists: Clementine Hunter

The Appraisal Group celebrates the work of Louisiana’s own Clementine Hunter (1886-1998). From the Cane River region of the state, Ms. Hunter is among the first African-American artists to have a s...

When Fine Art is Stolen, Held Hostage or Destroyed

While we hesitate to bring up politics or the world situation, art is suffering as it never has before. Today I posted on The Appraisal Group Facebook page (http://bit.ly/25w6acS.) a drone video of...

Prairie Style – An American Original

This week The Appraisal Group is featuring the look book of 20th-century Americana. Today, we visit Prairie style. Solidly American, Prairie Style was an outgrowth of the American Arts and Crafts M...

Buying Mid-Century Vintage Furniture

As a nation of style seekers, we have, for about the past fifteen years, embraced a new age of Minimalism. Young and mid-career collectors no doubt have fond memories of this furniture from their g...

A Treasure Hunt Every Day

Life can be exciting when your job is to sort through other people’s collections and valuables. When something winning comes to the surface – that’s a good day for client and appraiser. To give you...

Finding Fakes and Forgeries in High Art

In 1496, twenty year old Michelangelo forged a sculpture of Cupid and sold it to a cardinal. In 1995, the British authorities arrested John Mayatt for forging paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Matisse ...